Governance Matters 2008 Worldwide Governance Indicators, 1996-2007
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The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) projectreports aggregate and individual governance indicators for 212 countries and territories over the period 1996–2007, for six dimensions of governance:
Voice and Accountability
Political Stability and Absence of Violence
Government Effectiveness
Regulatory Quality
Rule of Law
Control of Corruption
The aggregate indicators combine the views of a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. The individual data sources underlying the aggregate indicators are drawn from a diverse variety of survey institutes, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.
The six aggregate indicators and the underlying data sources can be viewed interactively on the Governance Indicators webpage of this site. Documentation of the latest update of the WGI can be found in "Governance Matters VII: Governance Indicators for 1996–2007." Further documentation and research using the WGI is available on the Resources page of this website or at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.
Website (URL): http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.asp
Author(s): World Bank
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Good Governance Matters
Good Governance Matters: A blog about good governance and development for all This blog is hosted by Daniel Kaufmann, Director at the World Bank Institute in charge of governance. It aims at providing a space for debate and knowledge sharing on governance issues.
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Website (URL): http://governanceblog.worldbank.org/node
Dramatic improvements in global economic trends have taken place over the last decade: inflation rates have abated across the board, and public infrastructure has improved markedly. Global governance, on the other hand, offers a more mitigated picture. Its quality has increased significantly in a few countries, and decreased significantly in some others. Everywhere else, it has either stagnated or not followed any consistent trend.
Meanwhile, our understanding of governance has progressed. Thanks to empirical and analytical research undertaken over the last ten years, we now know much more about the quality of public governance worldwide. We also know more about its relation to growth, to economic and social development, and to human rights. The exact reasons why countries have fared so differently still elude us, however. We still don't know why the same governance reforms have worked in some countries, and failed in others. For each successful governance reform, there is a failure, and not always because not enough resources were invested, or because good will was lacking. Lessons from a number of countries are emerging from the field, but the extent to which they can be replicated in other countries and contexts remains an open question.
This blog addresses these issues and others, but also seeks to create a debate about the new directions in which our quest for a better understanding of governance issues should take. In doing so, it relies on existing and upcoming research, analysis, news and experiences from across the world.
Author:
Mr. Daniel Kaufmann
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Website (URL): http://governanceblog.worldbank.org/node
Dramatic improvements in global economic trends have taken place over the last decade: inflation rates have abated across the board, and public infrastructure has improved markedly. Global governance, on the other hand, offers a more mitigated picture. Its quality has increased significantly in a few countries, and decreased significantly in some others. Everywhere else, it has either stagnated or not followed any consistent trend.
Meanwhile, our understanding of governance has progressed. Thanks to empirical and analytical research undertaken over the last ten years, we now know much more about the quality of public governance worldwide. We also know more about its relation to growth, to economic and social development, and to human rights. The exact reasons why countries have fared so differently still elude us, however. We still don't know why the same governance reforms have worked in some countries, and failed in others. For each successful governance reform, there is a failure, and not always because not enough resources were invested, or because good will was lacking. Lessons from a number of countries are emerging from the field, but the extent to which they can be replicated in other countries and contexts remains an open question.
This blog addresses these issues and others, but also seeks to create a debate about the new directions in which our quest for a better understanding of governance issues should take. In doing so, it relies on existing and upcoming research, analysis, news and experiences from across the world.
Author:
Mr. Daniel Kaufmann
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Belated Happy Birthday to President Mandela
In his 9oth birthday triump on both success of his longer life and a genuine freedom. Personally, I am happy for his success US Congress and Washington lifted him from a terrorist personality including ANC's mother organization in which for many years branded as the International Terrorist Group by the US Government. From now on President Nelson Mandela taste the real freeman until the last of his breath on earth. The painful experienced of the modern great man almost half of his life expended in jail because of his political belief in the end he is a worthy leader of South Africa. At 90 of age President Mandela can now travel to US free with clear conscience and without fear erase all doubt to become threat to US Government. Your remaining life must explore for a noble works teach other the legacy of good will and wisdom, good intention always in triump in the end, if push though for a noble cause.
Happy Birthday...
Abduljaman Damahan
Happy Birthday...
Abduljaman Damahan
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